ICB Chief Information / LPT Digital Strategy Officer

We have been very successful in developing collaboration and integrating healthcare in many of our services across LLR. We wish to develop this further in our digital programme. This role combines the ICB Chief Information Officer for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB) and also the Digital Strategy Officer for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT).

We would like you to continue our journey of collaboration; working with stakeholders across LLR you will lead the digital agenda for the ICB and lead the development of LPTs strategy.

You will be working closely with key stakeholders across our system, including senior leaders in the ICB, LPT, UHL and Local Authorities., As a senior leader within the ICB, the CIO will be responsible for supporting and driving the vision for all parts of health and social care. The CIO will have a responsibility for ensuring the primary care digital agenda is delivered through the ICB team.

The CIO plays a pivotal role in fostering collaboration, promoting interoperability, and harnessing the power of information and technology to improve patient outcomes, enhance population health, and drive system-wide efficiencies within the NHS ICS framework.

The Digital Strategy Officer duties within LPT is a key leadership position responsible for shaping the strategic direction working closely with LPTs CDIO and Director of Leicestershire Health Informatics Service (LHIS) who oversee the management of information and technology services for Primary Care, the ICB and LPT.

This role plays a critical role in driving digital innovation, enhancing service delivery, and improving patient outcomes across community and mental health settings.

The role also acts as the expert customer for the Leicestershire Health Informatics Service holding the SLA and commissioning budget for Digital Services and Capital expenditure., Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible., Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.